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Brad

/ˈbɹæd/ · 100% boys · 24 born in 2025

Brad has been given to about 83,293 people in the United States since 1880. It was most common in 1960, which makes it a boomer-era name.

Meaning—
Origin—
Syllables1
Pronunciation/ˈbɹæd/
Nicknames—
Living in the US≈ 71,629
Median age today55 years

Popularity, 1880–2025

Babies named Brad per year · SSA, ONS, NRS, CSO, INSEE and SSB
18802025
United StatesEngland & WalesScotlandFranceeach scaled to its own peak
  • Peak year1960 · 2,651
  • Born in 202524
  • All time83,293

How popular is Brad?

Its best year was 1960, when 2,651 babies were given the name, ranking 134th. The typical living American called Brad is about 55 years old today.

Names that sound like Brad

Phonetic similarity, 0–1
  1. Brady0.75
  2. Bradly0.65
  3. Chad0.62
  4. Brandt0.65
  5. Bradyn0.65
  6. Thad0.62
  7. Bryan0.60
  8. Tad0.62

Middle names for Brad

Ranked by flow score
  1. Brad Thomas0.74
  2. Brad Cole0.73
  3. Brad Miles0.73
  4. Brad Wilder0.72
  5. Brad James0.71
  6. Brad John0.55

Sibling names for Brad

Same era, comparable use, no clash
  1. Heidisister · 0.92
  2. Reginasister · 0.90
  3. Angiesister · 0.90
  4. Wadebrother · 0.90
  5. Tonybrother · 0.89
  6. Jaybrother · 0.88

Where Brad is strongest

Share of 2025 births by state

    With a common surname

    Flow score against the most-used American surnames · try your own
    1. Brad Evans0.73
    2. Brad Edwards0.73
    3. Brad Anderson0.70
    4. Brad Allen0.70
    5. Brad Adams0.70
    6. Brad Wilson0.69

    How to read these numbers

    Every score on this page is explained
    1. Phonetic similarity0–1
    2. Middle-name flow0–1
    3. Sibling fit0–1
    4. Living population estimatemethod
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Sources for Brad

    Every figure on this page is public record
    1. United States1880–2025
    2. England & Wales1996–2025
    3. Scotland1974–2020
    4. France1900–2025
    5. PronunciationCMU dictionary

    Source: US Social Security Administration, national and state name files, 2025 release, and the Office for National Statistics for England and Wales. Etymology researched and written by our editors. Living-population and median-age figures are our own estimates, described in the methodology.